Fans were in awe as they snapped pictures on their mobiles and questioned the pop star's entourage to see if was really her

Commuters were stunned on their walk to work this morning as they pounded the pavement alongside international pop star Lady Gaga.

The Bad Romance singer seemed to have a penchant for Cardiff Bus Station as she checked out the offices to top up her Iff Card and walked around the Central Station concourse.

Fans were in awe as they snapped pictures on their mobile phones and questioned the entourage if it was really her.

But it wasn’t quite what it seemed. Top impersonator Donna-Marie was actually walking through the streets of Cardiff – and she definitely fooled some onlookers.

The singer, who is performing her Lady Gaga tribute act at St David’s Hall this weekend, actually hopped on a Cardiff Bus to check out the Cardiff Bay beach on the Roald Dahl Plass.

It’s hoped that the high-profile look-a-like will encourage visitors to use the number six service down to Cardiff Bay to enjoy the summer festivities.

Gareth Stevens, business development manager at Cardiff Bus said: "We had a great response this morning from commuters spotting Donna Marie as Lady Gaga on the way to work. It was funny seeing people’s reactions when she was travelling on the No 6 bus to the Bay.

"It was a fun and quirky way to promote our express service from the city centre to the Bay."

Donna-Marie, who pulls off quite an impressive version of Lady Gaga, said: "It was good fun and I think it got some attention! I could see people looking from a distance and talking amongst themselves saying: ‘is it her?’

"A man got out of his car and told me how much he love my music and thanked me - I did feel a little like I was cheating people. But there were children there who ran around and wanted their picture taken with me, it was lovely."

For more information about Donna-Marie’s popular Lady Gaga tribute show, visit www.donnamarie.net

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